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Blue Harvest Records is a green minded, environmentally friendly endeavor, solely dedicated to reducing the amount of consumer waste generated from music related products. This effort is made possible by releasing music only as a digital product.
Apogee 13 is a Jazz/Fusion group comprised of six music majors from Kent State University. The compositions are often intense sonic journeys that blend saxophones and keys with odd metered metal influenced grooves. Apogee 13 successfully echo their jazz forefathers while nodding to their modern counterparts.
Michael Elam's Pennywhistle is a collection of songs that have been "works in progress" for over a decade. Some dating back to as early as 1993 and some that were inspired by the loss of close friends. The concept is the actualization of continued progression and movement beyond the creative process.
The overall work of this album falls somewhere between 'Radiohead' and the 'Black Crowes' with a subtle dose of alt-country. This album displays a unique blend of acoustic and synth based elements to ultimately deliver the atmospheric tales of a rust belt troubadour.
THE MICHAEL ELAM BAND
This project was inspired by the mountain culture of West Virginia, Kentucky, and Virginia. It consists of Appalachian tinged songs that chronicle the plight of the underprivileged, underpaid, and the underlying culture that echoes through rural mountains.
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SEPTIMUS BEAN
In an attempt to create something of cultural value, Septimus Bean took their name from an obscure childrens book and formed a psychedelic trio that took listeners on sonic journeys of distant lands and parallel dimensions.
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THE LAZARUS PLAIN
The Lazarus Plain is an instrumental, synth-based project inspired by the ceremonial concepts and religious rituals of the Christian faith. The album structure was designed to mimic the interweaving songs of post Sid Barret era Pink Floyd.This piece took approximately three years to complete, has been released in numerous formats, and served as the score for the independent film 'Stoner'.
A collection of dark ambient, synth driven pieces that are focused on the transitions from earthly to spiritual states while drawing inspiration from the concept of the grave as an agent of transcendence.
MONO ON THE SIDE
The blending of spastic monotony and divine pretension often results in frequencies that make listeners nervous and tediously exhausted in clinical trials.